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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 Obituary Tom D. Rowe Tom D. Rowe, professor emeritus of pharmacy and dean emeritus of the College of Pharmacy, died April 1. He was 86. Rowe attended the U-M for two years and then obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Montana. He earned a Ph.D.…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Obituary Charles Overberger Charles G. Overberger, professor emeritus of chemistry and vice president emeritus for research, died March 17 at Riverview of Ann Arbor after an extended illness resulting from Parkinson’s Syndrome and related disorders. He was 76. An educator and internationally known expert on organic polymer chemistry, Overberger…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Obituaries Chai Yeh Chai Yeh, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, died Feb. 15 in Davis, Calif. He was 85. A pioneering researcher in the fields of photonics, fiberoptics and solid-state electronics, Yeh was a member of the faculty for 20 years. Yeh came to Ann Arbor in…
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February 25, 1997
The University Record, February 25, 1997 OBITUARIES: Joseph R. Akerman & Morris Greenhut Joseph R. Akerman Joseph R. Akerman, associate professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, died Feb. 12 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was 86. An expert in the heating and air conditioning field, Akerman had a diverse career bridging industry and academia and…
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February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 OBITUARY: Ross Lee Finney Ross Lee Finney, professor emeritus of music and composer-in-residence emeritus, died at his home in Carmel, Calif., Feb. 4. He was 90. Finney joined the U-M in 1949, and until his retirement in 1974, headed both the Composition Department and a graduate program in composition…
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February 11, 1997
The University Record, February 11, 1997 OBITUARIES: Edwin N. Goddard Edwin Newell Goddard, professor emeritus of geology and mineralogy, died Feb. 1 in Kalamazoo. He was 92. An expert on geological mapping and a consultant to NASA’s first manned lunar mission, Goddard taught at the U-M for 24 years. “Eddie was the quintessential field geologist,”…
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January 21, 1997
The University Record, January 21, 1997 OBITUARIES Betty Jean Jones Betty Jean Jones, associate dean of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies and professor of theatre, died Jan. 9 in the crash of Comair Flight 3272 in southeast Michigan. She was 47. Jones, returning from a conference in Las Vegas by way of…
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August 13, 1996
The University Record, August 13, 1996 OBITUARIES John F. Holt John F. (Jack) Holt, professor emeritus of radiology, died July 22 at his Ann Arbor home. He was 81. Holt spent his entire academic career at the University, where he began as assistant resident in 1939, became assistant professor of radiology in 1944, associate professor…
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July 23, 1996
The University Record, July 23, 1996 OBITUARIES—John J. Brownfain & Sylvester E. Berki John J. Brownfain John J. Brownfain, professor emeritus of psychology at the U-M-Dearborn, died June 24 of a bone marrow disorder at home in Bloomfield Hills. He was 76. Brownfain was instrumental in developing the psychology curriculum at U-M-Dearborn, where he joined…
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May 21, 1996
The University Record, May 21, 1996 OBITUARY — Mathew Alpern Mathew Alpern, professor emeritus of physiological optics in opthalmology in the Medical School and professor emeritus of psychology, died May 16 at U-M Hospitals. One of the world’s foremost experts on color vision, Alpern was 77 years old. A gifted scientist, educator and member of…
